“SLATE” BENCH
Mahogany and Paint / 2013 17 1/2" X 71" X 20"Lathe turned and carved bench
Learn more about Mark
- About
Mark Sfirri received his BFA and MFA in furniture design at Rhode Island School of Design. He works mostly in wood and incorporates lathe-turned forms, often turned on multiple axes, in his work. He has lectured and demonstrated his techniques throughout North America and Europe, as well as in Australia, New Zealand. His work is included in the permanent collections of twenty-eight public institutions.
Sfirri is professor emeritus at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania where he ran the Fine Woodworking Program from 1981 to 2017. He has received two national awards: the “Distinguished Educator Award” in 2010 from the Renwick Alliance of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institutions and, in 2012, the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Collectors of Wood Art.
- Region
- New hope, PA
- Website
- www.marksfirri.com
- Professional Status
- Furniture maker, sculptor, teacher
Portfolio
Rejects from the Bat Factory: 25th Anniversary Edition
Ash / 2018 33" H X 24" W X 5 1/2" DMulti-axis lathe turned baseball bats
KAPLAN HALL TABLE
Mahogany, Bubinga, Paint / 2011 36" X 41" X 15 1/2"Multi-axis lathe turned legs with mortise and tenon construction
"BRONZE" BOWL
Poplar and Paint / 2013 5" X 10 1/4" X 18 1/2"Carved and Painted Bowl
CUBIST TRAY III
Poplar and Paint / 2020 2" H X10" W X 5 1/2" DCarved and Painted Tray
"SLATE" BENCH
Mahogany and Paint / 2013 17 1/2" X 71" X 20"Lathe turned and carved bench
BRESLER FOLDING SCREEN
Curly Maple, Poplar, Paint / 2013 84" X 54" X 16"Large carved and painted folding screen
SPIDER TABLE
Curly Maple and Lacewood / 1993 33" X 21" X 13"This is an early furniture piece of mine incorporating multi-axis turning for the legs.
CROW K MALLET AND BALL
Poplar and Paint / 2020 30 3/4" X 10 1/2" X 3 1/4"Lathe turned, Carved, and Painted croquet mallet and ball
BONNIE TABLE
Curly Maple and Cherry / 2015 32 1/2" X 45" X 15"Multi-Axis lathe turned leg supports.
LADY WHISTLE
White Pine / 2015 18" X 11" X 11"Lathe turned and carved stool
BREAD TABLE
Bread and Glue / 1999 17" X 13" X 13"This table was made while teaching in the rural town Puy St. Martin, France in 1999. It was made from three loaves of leftover baguettes and a commissioned disk shaped loaf. Mortise and tenon construction, as one would expect.
CUBISM STOOL
Western Yellow Cedar / 2017 17" X 11 1/2" X 11 1/2"Lathe turned and carved stool
FABIANE- FROM THE GAME HUNTING IN NORTH AMERICA SERIES
Poplar and Paint / 2017 14" X 28" X 9"Lathe turned, carved and painted animal. With Michael Hosaluk and students.